UNSPSC 50537004: Dried non GMO baobab

The variety of non GMO fruit known as non GMO baobab that has been dried for preservation. This means that they are produced without the use of methods that genetically modify organisms by means that are not possible under natural conditions. Such methods include cell fusion, microencapsulation and macro-encapsulation, and recombinant DNA technology (including gene deletion, gene doubling, introducing a foreign gene, and changing the positions of genes when achieved by recombinant DNA technology).

Traditional methods of breeding, conjugation, fermentation, hybridization, in vitro fertilization, or tissue culture are considered to be non-GMO.

UNSPSC 50537004 Dried non-GMO baobab is a Commodity code, but state and local procurement activity under this code is sparse and not evidenced in recent opportunities. The solicitations tagged to this code in the dataset span school nutrition programs, senior meal services, fresh produce delivery, and bulk meal catering — none of which reference dried baobab or specialty botanical ingredients as an actual line item or scope element. The closest match appears to be general grocery and food-supply contracts where baobab might theoretically fall under a broad "food and consumable products" line, but no recent RFP, RFQ, IFB, or ITB specifically solicits dried non-GMO baobab as a named commodity.

Issuing bodies posting grocery and produce solicitations over the past six months include school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Bulloch County Board of Education in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, Hancock County Board of Education in Mississippi, Douglas County School System in Georgia), city purchasing departments (Bridgeport, Connecticut; Meriden, Connecticut; Dallas, Texas), county commissions (Hillsborough County, Florida), state agencies (Georgia, Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and transit or senior-services authorities (El Paso State Supported Living Center, Hillsborough County senior meal delivery). Representative recent opportunities include the Bridgeport Board of Education's June 2026 IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items for the National School Lunch Program (due June 30, 2026), Fairfax County Public Schools' April 2026 IFB for Master Grocery K-12 (due April 27, 2026), and the City of Dallas's February 2026 RFCSP for bulk and boxed meal delivery (due March 27, 2026). Geographically, recent activity concentrates in the Southeast (Georgia, Mississippi, Florida, Connecticut) and Mid-Atlantic (Virginia), with isolated activity in Texas. No recent solicitation names dried baobab or specialty non-GMO botanical products as a procurement line, nor do the opportunities suggest demand for this commodity type in state and local nutrition programs at this time.